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Tyson Fury has revealed that his sought-after rematch with Deontay Wilder is likely to take place next spring.<\/p>\nTyson Fury has revealed that his sought-after rematch with Deontay Wilder is likely to take place next spring.<\/p>\n
The rival heavyweights fought to a thrilling and controversial draw when contesting Wilder\u2019s WBC title in Los Angeles in December, and then surprised and disappointed when an immediate rematch was not announced.<\/p>\n
Wilder instead on Saturday made his latest title defense by stopping Dominic Breazeale and Fury is preparing to next month fight the little-known Tom Schwarz in Las Vegas having recently signed a long-term deal with ESPN.<\/p>\n
That Wilder will again soon need a challenger, and Anthony Joshua is next week fighting Andy Ruiz in New York, means that demand is again growing for them to fight for all four world titles, but as Press Association Sport previously reported, the rematch between Wilder and Fury is likely to take place first, and in 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeontay Wilder cannot run from Tyson Fury forever,\u201d the 30-year-old Fury told ESPN. \u201cThe fight has to happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis rematch has got to happen, but it won\u2019t be in May, June, July or August.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis fight, I\u2019m being told, is likely to happen in March or April next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were very close to a rematch. We had contracts, they had contracts, we were trying to agree terms.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of a sudden I had a massive deal from ESPN and they made me an offer I couldn\u2019t refuse. That would\u2019ve been in May I believe.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeontay Wilder apparently signed a three-fight deal (with Showtime) before I signed an ESPN deal.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo this was all done even before I put pen to paper.\u201d<\/p>\n
That Fury is contracted to fight on ESPN and Wilder and Joshua are respectively committed to Showtime and DAZN further complicates the already-difficult political landscape that exists between the three rivals, but Fury said: \u201cIf the fighters are willing to fight then why should the networks get in the way?<\/p>\n
\u201cFighters use that as an excuse. Anthony Joshua, he uses that a lot as an excuse.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe if the fighters really want to fight each other they will.\u201d<\/p>\n